NURS 5334 Advanced Pharm: Final
Exam | Questions and Answers | 2025
Update | 100% Correct – UTA.
Define Pharmacokinetics - ANSWERSThe impact of the body on drugs. How much
of an administered dose gets to its sites of action.
Four major pharmokinetic processes - ANSWERSDrug absorption, drug distribution,
drug metabolism, and drug excretion.
Seven aspects of drug therapy. - ANSWERSPre administration assessment, dosage
and administration, evaluating and promoting therapeutic effects, minimizing adverse
effects, minimizing adverse reactions, making "as needed" (PRN) decisions, and
managing toxicity.
Pre administration assessment - ANSWERSThree basic goals: collecting baseline
data needed to evaluate therapeutic and adverse responses, identifying high -risk
patients, and assessing the patient's capacity for self-care.
To help reduce adverse effects, you must know - ANSWERSThe major adverse
effects the drug can produce, when these reactions are likely to occur, early signs
that an adverse reaction is developing, and interventions that can minimize
discomfort and harm.
PRN - ANSWERSpro re nata, a Latin phrase meaning as needed
Nursing process - ANSWERSADPIE - Assessment, analysis (diagnosis), planning,
implementation, and evaluation.
Complete nursing diagnosis - ANSWERSA statement of the pt's actual or potential
health problem, a statement of the problem's probable cause or risk factors, and the
signs, symptoms, or other evidence of the problem. Statements are separated by the
phrases related to and as evidenced by
Objective of drug therapy - ANSWERSProduce maximum benefit with minimum
harm
Pre administration assessment - ANSWERSEstablish the baseline data needed to
tailor drug therapy to the individual.
Define Pharmacodynamics - ANSWERSThe impact of drugs on the body. The
nature and intensity of the response to the drug.
Two major areas in which you can apply pharmacologic knowledge. -
ANSWERSPatient care and patient education.
Exam | Questions and Answers | 2025
Update | 100% Correct – UTA.
Define Pharmacokinetics - ANSWERSThe impact of the body on drugs. How much
of an administered dose gets to its sites of action.
Four major pharmokinetic processes - ANSWERSDrug absorption, drug distribution,
drug metabolism, and drug excretion.
Seven aspects of drug therapy. - ANSWERSPre administration assessment, dosage
and administration, evaluating and promoting therapeutic effects, minimizing adverse
effects, minimizing adverse reactions, making "as needed" (PRN) decisions, and
managing toxicity.
Pre administration assessment - ANSWERSThree basic goals: collecting baseline
data needed to evaluate therapeutic and adverse responses, identifying high -risk
patients, and assessing the patient's capacity for self-care.
To help reduce adverse effects, you must know - ANSWERSThe major adverse
effects the drug can produce, when these reactions are likely to occur, early signs
that an adverse reaction is developing, and interventions that can minimize
discomfort and harm.
PRN - ANSWERSpro re nata, a Latin phrase meaning as needed
Nursing process - ANSWERSADPIE - Assessment, analysis (diagnosis), planning,
implementation, and evaluation.
Complete nursing diagnosis - ANSWERSA statement of the pt's actual or potential
health problem, a statement of the problem's probable cause or risk factors, and the
signs, symptoms, or other evidence of the problem. Statements are separated by the
phrases related to and as evidenced by
Objective of drug therapy - ANSWERSProduce maximum benefit with minimum
harm
Pre administration assessment - ANSWERSEstablish the baseline data needed to
tailor drug therapy to the individual.
Define Pharmacodynamics - ANSWERSThe impact of drugs on the body. The
nature and intensity of the response to the drug.
Two major areas in which you can apply pharmacologic knowledge. -
ANSWERSPatient care and patient education.
